Let’s look at teams who got into 2022 March Madness:
FOUR Power 5 teams got in with only 17-14 (Michigan) to 19-13 (Alabama) records. We all know Power 5 teams get in with worst W-L than non-Power 5 teams.
WVU is 13-8. So 4 to 6 W’s in 10 remaining games should do it, based on 2022 selections.
About 1 W for every L in 10 contests to be played. I see 4 W's and 1 tossup which would mean 17-13 to 18-12. Michigan and Rutgers got in last year at those levels.
Looking at the remainder of the schedule I see:
3 should-be W’s.
7 games against nationally ranked teams.
Minimal 4 W’s isn’t out of reach. 6 W’s means picking off 2 of the ranked teams that come at us in two 3-game stretches.
It’s not impossible. Maybe not even improbable.
Not if Stevenson has more games like he did against #15 Auburn and the team has more games like it did against TCU. Then WVU will be in March Madness again!
That’s what we all want, right?
At 9 pm Tuesday WVU visits #11 TCU, which Mountaineeers beat earlier, then fellow bottom 4 Oklahoma, which defeated WVU by 1 point in Norman, visits Saturday, Feb. 4 at 8 pm. 2 possible W's.
Then comes 3 tough games in a row against #12 Iowa State, #10 Texas and #17 Baylor. A W in any those 3 would be major NAT help. I think Texas is our best option among those 3.
Then bottom 4 teams winless Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, both in Morgantown. 2 golden W opportunities.
Then 3 more brutal games against #9 Kansas, #12 Iowa State and #5 Kansas State. Tough to see a W there, but who knows?
2022 MARCH MADNESS SEEDINGS
63. Georgia State 18-10
60. Saint Peters 19-11
56. Yale 19-11
44. Rutgers 18-13
42. Michigan 17-14
36. Marquette 19-12
28. Ohio State 19-11
21. Alabama 19-13
FOUR Power 5 teams got in with only 17-14 (Michigan) to 19-13 (Alabama) records. We all know Power 5 teams get in with worst W-L than non-Power 5 teams.
WVU is 13-8. So 4 to 6 W’s in 10 remaining games should do it, based on 2022 selections.
About 1 W for every L in 10 contests to be played. I see 4 W's and 1 tossup which would mean 17-13 to 18-12. Michigan and Rutgers got in last year at those levels.
Looking at the remainder of the schedule I see:
3 should-be W’s.
7 games against nationally ranked teams.
Minimal 4 W’s isn’t out of reach. 6 W’s means picking off 2 of the ranked teams that come at us in two 3-game stretches.
It’s not impossible. Maybe not even improbable.
Not if Stevenson has more games like he did against #15 Auburn and the team has more games like it did against TCU. Then WVU will be in March Madness again!
That’s what we all want, right?
At 9 pm Tuesday WVU visits #11 TCU, which Mountaineeers beat earlier, then fellow bottom 4 Oklahoma, which defeated WVU by 1 point in Norman, visits Saturday, Feb. 4 at 8 pm. 2 possible W's.
Then comes 3 tough games in a row against #12 Iowa State, #10 Texas and #17 Baylor. A W in any those 3 would be major NAT help. I think Texas is our best option among those 3.
Then bottom 4 teams winless Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, both in Morgantown. 2 golden W opportunities.
Then 3 more brutal games against #9 Kansas, #12 Iowa State and #5 Kansas State. Tough to see a W there, but who knows?
2022 MARCH MADNESS SEEDINGS
63. Georgia State 18-10
60. Saint Peters 19-11
56. Yale 19-11
44. Rutgers 18-13
42. Michigan 17-14
36. Marquette 19-12
28. Ohio State 19-11
21. Alabama 19-13
